Battle of Aspromonte
1862 Battle during the Italian Wars of Unification / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Aspromonte, also known as the Day of Aspromonte (Italian: Giornata dell'Aspromonte), was a minor engagement that took place on 29 August 1862, and was an inconclusive episode of the Italian unification process. It is named after the nearby mountain of Aspromonte in southern Italy. Giuseppe Garibaldi's army of volunteers was attacked by the Royal Italian Army while marching from Sicily towards Rome, capital of the Papal States, which it intended to annex into the newly created Kingdom of Italy. In the fighting, which took place a few kilometers from Gambarie, Garibaldi was wounded and taken prisoner.[1]: 331–335
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Battle of Aspromonte | |||||||
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Garibaldi wounded at Aspromonte, by Gerolamo Induno | |||||||
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Royal Italian Army | Garibaldi's volunteers | ||||||
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Emilio Pallavicini [it] | Giuseppe Garibaldi (WIA) | ||||||
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3,000 regulars | 2,000 volunteers | ||||||
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5 dead, 23 injured | 7 dead, 20 injured |
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